“Swindon I’m not 100 per cent convinced about, but they could be a threat as well.

“I don’t think that there’s anyone who is not beatable.

“Windsor had a good finish to last season, but I’m not convinced that they are good enough to beat us home and away.”

Clark continued: “It’s a tough league and there are a lot of derbies, so this season there’s not a lot of travelling to do for any of the clubs and that’s good.

“The standard of the top four is probably quite a way above the rest.

“There are talks that Witney have just picked up a new coach, who used to be at Maidenhead, and that they’ve got an influx of new players, but we’ll see.

“The standard is ok but it’s not as strong as we should be playing at – that should be one level higher.”

Clark is quick to praise the hard-working volunteers at the club.

He said: “We’re very fortunate that the people we’ve got give an awful lot of time. They are not getting paid but are prepared to carry on doing it.

“There are a few of the veterans that have come on board this season, which is great, as the more help we can get the better.

“As a club it’s running so smoothly now that we are not losing people. We are keeping in contact with people when they are injured. Even if a lad has moved away to university we keep in touch with them through Facebook and e-mail systems.”

Reading kick off their league campaign with a trip to Marlow on September 7 and then are at home Newbury a week later.